Villages of Sumter Natchez Unit 610

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The community is for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with exceptions for those 19-55 if 80% adult occupancy is maintained, and temporary visits for under 19s not exceeding 30 days per calendar year.

“The Subdivision is an adult community designed to provide housing for persons 55 years or age or older. All homes that are occupied must be occupied by at least one person who is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. No person under nineteen (19) years of age may be a permanent resident of a home, except that persons below the age of nineteen (19) years may be permitted to visit and temporarily reside for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days in total in any calendar year period.”

Declaration · Section 1 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Birds, fish, small dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per Lot; owners are responsible for pet damage, immediate waste removal, and keeping pets on a leash, while other animals, livestock, or poultry are prohibited.

“Birds, fish, small dogs and cars shall be permitted, with a maximurn of two (2) pets per Lot. Each Owner shall be personally responsible for any damage caused the Common Area by any such pet and shall be responsible to immediately remove and dispose of any excrement of such pet and shall be responsible to keep such pel on a leash. No other animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Lot or on the Common Arca.”

Declaration · Section 6 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Vehicles must be parked wholly within the driveway or garage; trucks over 3/4 ton, campers, boats (unless in garage with door closed), trailers, aircraft, or any non-private non-commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking spaces.

“No Owner of a Lot shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway or garage. No truck in excess of 3/4 ton, camper, boat, trailer, or aircraft, or any vehicle other than a private non-commercial vehicle may be parked in a parking space except a boat may be kept in the garage with the garage door closed.”

Declaration · ARTICLE VIII. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners of specific lots are responsible for cleaning, painting, and maintaining interior wall fences, which must be of uniform color and paint type, with paint specifications obtained from the Declarant or District.

“The Owners of Lois 21 through 33 shall be responsible for the cleaning, painting and maintenance of the interior wall fences originally construction by the Declarant upon their Lots. All walls and fences must be of uniform color and paint type. Owners intending to paint must contact the Declarant or the District for paint specifications.”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must obtain prior written approval from the architectural committee for any structural alteration, exterior repainting or repair, or addition to their residence that would substantially alter its exterior appearance, with approval granted if the work benefits and enhances the Subdivision.

“No Owner, other than Declarant or its transferees, shall make any structural alteration, or shall undertake any exterior repainting or repair of, or addition to his residence, which would substantially alter the exterior appearance thereof, without the prior written approval of the plans and specifications therefor by the architectural committee appointed by the Declarant. The Declarant and an architectural committee designated by the Declarant shall grant its approval only in the event the proposed work will benefit and enhance the entire Subdivision in a manner generally consistent with the plan of development thereof.”

Declaration · Section 9 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No business of any kind is permitted on any residence, except for the Declarant's business of developing and selling lots.

“No business of any kind shall be conducted on any residence with the exception of the business of Declarant and the transferees of Declarant in developing and selling all of the Lots as provided herein.”

Declaration · Section 2 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No signs of any kind may be displayed without prior written consent from the Declarant, except for customary name and address signs and professional for-sale or for-rent signs.

“No sign of any kind shall be displayed to public view on a Lot or the Common Area without the prior written consent of the Declarant, except customary name and address signs. Professional signs advertising a property for sale or rent shall be permitted,”

Declaration · Section 4 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Not allowed

The hanging of clothes or clotheslines, placing of clothes poles, and installation of aerials, satellite reception dishes, antennas, or window air-conditioners are prohibited, except as specifically allowed by law.

“The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law. No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind or window air-conditioners are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law.”

Declaration · Section 11 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners must comply with construction plans for the surface water management system and cannot construct, maintain, or perform any activity in wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas without prior written approval from SFWMD.

“No Owner of property within the Subdivision may constructor maintain any building. residence, or structure, or undertake or perform any activity in the wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas described in the approved permit and recorded plat of the Subdivision unless prior written approval is received from the SFWMD pursuant to Chapter 40D-4.”

Declaration · Section 18 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must contact the Declarant or Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications before repainting the exterior of their residence or wall fences.

“The party responsible for maintenance must contact the Declarant or the Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications. Owners intending to paint must contact the Declarant or the District for paint specifications.”

Declaration · Section 2. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners must repair their residence to a condition comparable to its initial construction, maintain their driveway, perpetually maintain vegetation in Special Easements for Landscaping consistent with good horticultural practice, and maintain any Declarant-constructed fence, ensuring landscaped buffers comply with Sumter County regulations.

“Subject to the requirements set forth herein, each Owner shall, at his sole cost and expense, repair his residence, other than as otherwise provided for herein, keeping the same in condition comparable to the condition of such residence at the time of its initial construction, excepting only normal wear and tear. Each Lot Owner shall be responsible for maintaining his driveway. Owners of Lots subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping, as shown on the Plat or described in Article IV above, shall perpetually maintain the vegetation located thereon, consistent witch good horticultural practice, and those Lots upon which a fence is originally constructed by the Developer shall also maintain such fence. No owner of a Lot which is subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping shall take any action to prevent the Landscaped Buffer from complying with those provisions of the Sumter County Subdivision regulations requiring Landscaped Buffer areas.”

Declaration · Section 1 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners must keep their lot neat and clean, with grass cut and edged, and maintain the unpaved area between the roadway and their front and side lot lines. Specific lots also have additional landscaped area maintenance responsibilities.

“Each Owner shall keep his Lot neat and clean and the grass cut and edged at all times and shall also maintain the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway and the Owner's front and side lot lines. The Owners of Lots 47, and 38 shall also maintain the landscaped area lying between the Owners lot line and the adjacent temporary parking area.”

Declaration · Section 3. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service, but Owners must pay a one-time lifetime charge of $100.00 per box to the Declarant for housing them, with a new charge upon title transfer and potential increases tied to the Amenities Fee.

“Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service at no cost to Owner, however, those boxes shall be housed by Declarant at a one time lifetime charge to Owner of $100.00 per box. If title to a Lot is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner. Payment of this fee shall be a condition collectible in the same manner as the maintenance fee and shall constitute a lien against the Lot until it is paid. The mailbox fee may be increased in the same percentages and manner as increases in The Villages Amenities Fee.”

Declaration · Section 16 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Repair or restoration of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, aircraft, or other vehicles is prohibited on any lot or Common Area, except for emergency repairs necessary to move the vehicle to a proper repair facility.

“No Owner of a Lot shall repair or restore any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of any Lot, or on the Соmmоn Агеа, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement thereat to a proper repair facility.”

Declaration · Section 7 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Nothing may be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the Common Area after its original development without the Declarant's written consent.

“Nothing shall be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the Common Area except on the written consent of the Declarant, after the original development thereof by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 10 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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If a residence is damaged or destroyed, the owner must rebuild, repair, or reconstruct it to its prior appearance and condition within two months of damage, completing the work within six months, subject to architectural approval.

“If all or any portion of a residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duty of the Owner thereof, with all due diligence, to rebuild, repair, or reconstruct such residence in a manner which will substantially restore it to its appearance and condition inunediately prior to the casualty. Reconstruction shall be undertaken within two (2) months after the damage occurs, and shall be completed within six (6) months after the damage occurs, unless prevented by governmental authority. Such reconstruction is subject to the provisions of these Restrictions.”

Declaration · Section 5 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners must use their property to allow neighbors to enjoy theirs, with radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds kept at a moderate level from 10:00 p.m. to one hour before daylight, excluding Declarant's construction noise.

“Owner(s) shall use his property in such a manner as to allow his neighbors to enjoy the use of their property. Radios, record players, television, voices and other sounds are to be kept on a moderate level from 10:00 p.m. to one (1) hour before daylight. These restrictions shall not apply to construction noises being made by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 3 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery, and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.

“The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.”

Declaration · Section 14 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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All garbage must be contained in Declarant-prescribed, fully closed and sealed plastic bags, placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up, or in a dumpster if required by the Declarant, with service provided by a Declarant-selected carrier and paid for year-round by the Owner.

“All garbage will be contained in plastic bags prescribed by Declarant and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up. In the alternative, the Declarant shall have the right to require that garbage be placed in a dumpster and not placed curbside. In either event, all garbage must be contained in fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant. Garbage and trash service shall be provided by a carrier selected by the Declarant, and charges paid separately by each Owner.”

Declaration · Section 12 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17